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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

Forget to get around to setting up that Employee Stock Option Plan and want to be able to give the early guys their options at a low strike price? I’ve met several people from Cooley Godward who have stellar reputations in this category. You can’t just understand “redemption rights&# in theory.

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Going Public Circa 2020; Door #3: The SPAC

abovethecrowd.com

Historically they have been a kind of back-door way for a company to go public, and as a result have historically had a sub-standard reputation. The traditional way of going public is systematically broken and is robbing Silicon Valley founders, employees, and investors of billions of dollars each year. And if so, how actively?

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Obama proposes no capital gains tax on qualified small business stock

Startup Company Lawyer

In addition, post-financing transactions, particularly stock redemptions, that potentially could undermine qualified small business stock status should be carefully reviewed. The relevant provisions of the summary of the budget proposal related to qualified small business stock are below.